The evening world. Newspaper, March 8, 1909, Page 5

EDISON ROBBERY NAY BE $60,000 ? MORE ARRESTS Seven of Alleged Band of Conspirators Are Now in Custody. SEEKING FOUR MORE. Clerk and Driver, Both of Brooklyn, the Last Two Made Prisoners. ‘With the arrests to-day of William Merrick, of No, 118 Chestnut street, Brooklyn, a clerk, and Thomas Barnard, of No, & Wythe avenue, Brooklyn, @ driver, the police have tn custody seven members of the alleged kang of consplr- | spector Moafferty |dulbs and selling them. [t Is sald that the amcunt of the pilfering w be | somewhere between $35,000 and Merrick and Barnard had been tinpll cated in the confessions of some of yew terday's prisoners Tt was y Headquarters that by | men, inchiding & pure the United States Exp: Realty pany, at No, 2 Rector street, anc man whose name had been frequently fi print of recent months, and two others would be arrested. The supplemental admissions of certain of the suspects who had been rounded up last night | broadened materially the apparent scope |and extent of the plot, The steal was possible under the al- leged lax system of ace eoPlne in vogue in the Edison company, Bulbs which upon test developed more than twelve candle power, the standard, were set aside to be returned to the factory so their strength might be re- ; duced to the required figure. Such bulbs were known commonly as “‘sta- jtion lamps and send them tn boxes to} | times used in the various stations of| the company. It was possible for the guilty men! to divert great numbers of these sta- | tlon lamps and sent them tn boxes to an express office at Twenty-third street jand Eleventh avenue, ostensibly for re- turn to the factory in New Jersey. There through connivance of an ex ress employee they were carried away in @ wagon to be peddled tater at var- gain prices. For each bulb, worth in the market | 18 cents, the electric company’a workers got eight cents, which they divided ! gaged for two years, according to In- ¢ {n stealing tient | 4 y good pure gin el |them In ask t! | Shel Atlee i HUGO DE WERTHER, Tenor. © ARTHUR DEPEW, Organist and {in t PROGRAM: Accompanist, | followed at 11 Mr, Depew, Serenade Schubert apa ; Signor Werther, Celeste Aida W i | August | who nig’ mal (4 pe j{nation to-m. Se | SAVE. THIS Best Known Recipe for Kidney and Bladder Troubles, | Go to any good druv |lowing: Halt ounce ¢ half ounce Murax co 1; six ounces of sha well each time and use in doses of one to two teaspoontuls after each meal This should bo used promptly at the first sign of backache, rheumatic pains, and get the fol- extract Buchu among themselves. The man who un- dertook the transfer got one «1 and frequent urination or pains in gr \misaton on each bulb which he har Prompt attention to these symptoms is nd the "man digher up" of the whola Becessary to prevent more serious trouble, scheme, taking the bulbs over at nine! such as Bright's disease or diabetes. ators among employees of tie ala | Bleotric Company who, with the ald of certain guilty outsiders, have been en- Worth20¢aSackMore WASHBURN-CROSBY’S It's the best ¥s flour made- Direct Entrance Store Opens at 8:15 and Closes ato P.M. from Astor Place Subway Station fYtunnn | seaty/ : Soft, Silky Batiste, 12:c a yard There's probably not a yard in the 25,000 yards of prettily printed tissues for which you would not cheerfully pay the full price at which it was made to sell—20c ayard. But we seize, with glee, upon the opportunity to offer this lot of “high-estate”’ cottons at little more than half. For a sale of this kind will bring to the Basement Store people who have never been there before—and what they get and what they see there will bring them back again and again. So it is with much pleasure that we give over the larger part of the Basement Cotton Store to these great piles of bright, clean, so!t and silky! ombres and floral figures, Variety of desizns and Batistes, picturing as we stack them up the thou- colorings is all you could ask for—even in a full- sands of charming Summer dresses that they) price showing. We will almost guarantee to represent—and every dress a guarantee of friend- | please you in this respect—and are sure you wiil ship for the store that makes such values possible. be delighted with the quality—a good, full 20c Ready Tuesday Morning—Old Basement. Impossible to describe the hundreds of pat- terns—dots and stripes and checks and plaids and value, at the special price of 124c a yard,- Men’s BATH ROBES at $2.50 |SHOE Opportunities for Those] That Beat Any You Ever Saw at the price, They are so much better, that we have seen them ticketed, recently, with values | several dollars higher, Some are made of Imported Jacquard Terry Cloth in plain colors; others of domestic Terry in stripes and plaids. Same price, $2.50, It's worth the small cost to wrap yourself just once, in the ample folds of one of these Robes, On Sale Now=0ld Basement, Who Can Be Fitted | | Unless your time is very valuable, we know of no easier way of making money than by picking over these sinall lots of worth more’’ Shoes, $3.35 tor Women's Fine Shoes, Oxfords and Slip- ra, small lots of high-class footwear, 50c for Bables’ Shoes—Of best quality kid; some are soiled; some are broken sizes, $2 for Men’s Shoes—If your feet are small or narrow, you can probably save half on a pair of good shoes, On Sale Now—Old Basement HOT WATER BOTTLES at 55c, that would be $1 but for little imperfections in finish that don't affect the service in the least. Many will buy} At 20c—Women’s Cambric Drawers, with lawn ruffle, them who don't need them at once, for the ttimmed with plalis—We have had nothing as good as opportunity is unusual. these, at the price, since the January sale, White and maroon rubber, 2 and 3 quart sizes—at 55c. | , At 85¢—Women's Combinations (Drawers and Corset } Cover) of cross-baired lawn, trimmed with embroidery edg 34-1b. bars of high grade transparent Glycerine | and ribbon, SOAP, at L2cabar. On Sale Now—Old Basement | Two low-priced Items in On Sale Now—Old Basement, A Sale of Silver-plated Ware at Almost Half Price Al or A. A. Plating on a Base That is 18 Per Cent, Nickei Silver A dropped pattern that explains the prices, Up-to-da new patterns which supersede others equally desirable bi i dropped patterns is then closed out quick!y—to the advantage of those who watch for y Tea Spoons, at $1.10 a dozen. Berry Forks, at $1.50 a dozen, At 8c each, ing, Ht O0¢ each, f p f A Silversmiths a Table Spoons, at $2.20 a dozen. Sugar Spoons; at 20c each, Dessert Spoons, at $1.90 a dozen. Soup Ladles, at 95c each, 93 each, Dessert Forks, at $1,90 a dozen, Ice Spoons, at 80c enc Medium Forks, at $2,20 a dozen. Vegetable Spoons, at S0c Individual Salad Forks, at $2.50 4 |) Jelly Spoons, at 25c dozen, Preserve Spoons, at Nut Picks, at $1 a dozen. Pie Knives, at 60c each. Coildren’s | Ready Tue y “Morning — ol JOHN WANAMAKER i Broadway, Fourth avenue, Eighth to Tenth street UNDERMUSLINS | | i! Hunn — Mos fice New Building. Store Opens at 8:15 and Closes at 6 P, M. Remarkably Interesting CONCERTS Will Be Given Daily This Week at 2 P, M., in the Wanamaker Auditorium cARTISTS: ‘TOWLF. Soprano. NATHAN FRYER, Pianist. BLANCHE duet fron ( 0 10. Mr, Dopaw, “1 ‘Tristan ‘and We Are Eager to Begin Making Men’s Spring Suits to Order It makes it easier for us, than to have all the men come at once, when the weather gets warmer It is better for the man who plans ahead, for he not only has the first choice of an unusually varied stock of brand new materials, but he has the comfort of knowing that his suit is waiting for him to put on whenevér he chooses to order it sent home, Men who like fine cloths will be interested in this collec- tion from America and Europe. Worsteds are in the lead— hard finished, soft finished, medium finished, Grays are most popular, most of them with a tinge of blue, the color next in favor. We are confident of the satisfaction our custom tailor- ing will give. Men have our guarantee of correct style and excellent fit—and the workmanship, trimmings, finish, are above cavil. ck Suits, $25 to $50, ry when desired, Measures taken now, and the suits held for Main floor, New Building THE EVENING WORLD, BOSD AE: MARCH 8, 1909, Lighter Underwear for Men Some unusually good French Balbriggan Underwear for Men has just come to us from overseas, It is a light, or Summer weight, that men will want to have ready for the first warm weather. Made of fine, soft yarn, long-wearing and the best values their prices will buy. Shirts with long or short sleeves, drawers specially made with double seats, and in two lengths of inseam. 75c and $1 a garment. Main tloor, New Building. Havsnshs feet sn (Old Stewart Building.) Store Opens at 8:15 and Closes at 6 P. M. Sale of Discontinued Patterns Of Quadruple Silver-plated Ware A Quarter to a Third Below Value These handsome, decorative pieces of heavy quadruple silver plate of best quality are in patterns that have been dropped from the Spring catalogue of the maker, to make place for the new ones that the trade demands. successors; in fact, if they were mixed in with the new designs they would be chusen quite as often. Several attractive, not over-elaborate designs are represented, in bright and French gray finish, and a variety of pieces for the dinin, tea sets, candelabra, fern dishes, and so on—all at 25 to 33: their usual full prices. With Spring weddings hovering in the middle distance, this seems an excellent time to pick out appropriate gifts: table—including per cent. i They are every bit as desirable as their! S-ptece Tea deta, @11.50 to $20, value Water Pitchers, 3.50, value #47 $19.59 to $27, Candelabra, 68.26 and $9.00, value S-rleco Coftes Sees, $5.50, value 97.25. $5.60 and $1). Butter Di cP value | Casserole Dishes, 84 and $4.75, yal: $2.75 and $4. $5 and $8. Tea atlas 96 and $8, value $3.25 Fern Dishes, $2 and §$4,7., value and $11.75. $2.75 and 80 Candlesticks, $1.75, value | Sandwich Pla fa25 Bit value $3.60, Crumb Sets, 82.75, value $3.5 | Sardine, Dish Peery e $8. Bread. Trays, @1 and $2.76, value) Salad Bowls, $3.25, valine $4.25, $1.25 and $3. Ton Bon Dishes, $1.60, value $2. Cake Baskets, $2.50, value $3.25. Goods ly tomorrow—NOT on 1.40 @ pair, value $2.60. Main aisle, Old Building, today, Women’s Guaranteed Silk Waists,$5 They are trim, stylish Waists of Messaline silk, in black, navy blue, smoke or wistaria; open in front, with a knife-plaited ruftle part way down in front, and finished with a smart bow tie and buttons; the sleeves are edged with a plaited ruffle. This is our guarantee given with each waist sold: | handles, at “Should this Waist crack or split within ‘hree months from date of purchase, return it with this coupon to us; we will replace it with a new one—provided the damage has not been caused by tearing, perspiration or rubbing of corset bones,” Third floor, Old Building. Silky Lingerie Batiste, 35c a Yard An imported, beautifully lustrous batiste, which will make the prettiest of Summer dresses for women and children, and is excellent for under-slips to be wor under lingerie dresses. 46 inches wide, it cuts to great advantage. We have it in a fine variety of the charming street and evening shades fashionable this season. 30-inch Kindergarten Cloth, 25ca Yard A new Summer cotton of English weave that has made a nams for it- self for sterling quality. Nothing better for school dresses or for outing suits at mountains and for seashore, for it stands hard wear and launders well, In stripes. 32-inch Racquet Cloth, 18c a Yard This popular fabric for Summer coat suits has a regular French linen finish, and comes in the new costume shades, First Floor, Old Building. Seen Spring Hats for Women , Avery interesting collection of Women's Tailored and Semi- dress Hats is presented this morning in our Royal Salon, The i most attractive of the new shapes are presented in broad variety, and the trimmings are in the newest effects, of course. Many are I conied from imported models. The extreme shapes are here as | weil as others more conventional, included are walking hats, i turbans, toques, moderate mushroom shapes, made up from all the new braids, 75 to $8. sortment of Untrimmed Hats in the best im- yin all the various braids and materials -M rough braids and other n Bpertes and domest ¢ . chip, Leg There are pre Ki oyal Salon, Second f and hats that h touches that mple t, prettiest des: hing are the trim, natty coats and the charmi: ing headgear, Corn AT 34 EACH meds with silk sq and et ye : atin and fan Pry 2 to : i “HATS AND ‘BONNETS, $1.2 5 TO $5 EACH } new styles, bevutifully trimmed with nbbon. and Lowers, Old Building. ‘John Wanamaker Broadway, Fourth avenue, Eighth to Tenth street Also 150 hers Steak Carvers, plated | Double “‘S, & H.’’ Green Trading Stamps Till 12 0’Clock 2 epee R Ee “MEET ME eR, THE FOUNTAIN” SIEGEL (COOPER G! LD > CON GIJON WITH ANY OTHER srorE! /-B.GREENHUT, PRESIDENT. C2 Misses’ Spring Suits This Handsome Mocel Offered as a ‘‘Tuesday Bargain’’ at 59.75 NE HUNDRED lucky young women may QO share this chance between them tomorrow. We will have more of these suits to sell after tomorrow, but they will be marked more than $9.75. An exceptionally smart spring style, faultlessly made up of fancy mixtures, in dark and light shades, Semi-fitted long coat; satin collar; beautifully lined with gray satin; also satin stream:rs, New gored model skirt, trimmed with folu and satin buttons, The lowest price you may expect after tomorrow is $12.75. But for tomorrow, $9.75, Sizes 14, 16, 18 years. Small women can also be fitted, (Siegel Cooper Store, Second Floor, Front.) White White dotted muslin; Goods white plaid lawns; white India linen; regularly ae and tSca yard; Tues- Tapestry Brussels Rugs 9x12 inches; good selec tion of neat de- Heatherbloom Women's Do crisp, black, Petlicoats Aue UES signs and colorings; good, service- “Heatherbloom" taffeta petti- GAY ices 9c able rugs; eee coats; tailoremade model; (Main Floor, Rest.) $6.75; Tuesday..., $4.85 | deep under-ruffle; regularly Men’s Plain white, (Fifth Foor, Front.) $1.95; Tuesday. Handkerchiefs "¢™stitched; | Bruyselg 25x42 inches; good (Seegna sFloor) Centers) “5 regularly Mats colorings and good | Bleached White, yard wide mus- Sc; Tuesday... quality; fey Muslin inj soft finish; regu- (Main Floor i larly $1.10; srueidtye -19¢ + Mey 9c a ph Indian Neatly finished; teath- (Fin Foot, Front) UIE ee : 6c Suits ‘ted War bonnet; coat | Sfiymbey Fancy wool-linishcol- (Main Floot, Rear) and trousers of khaki Blankete ored slumber blan- | Music Made of grain leather; cloth; real Indian colors; sizes 4, kets; regularly Folds black and brown; with $1.39 and $1.05; Tuesday... (Third Floor, Front.) .98c top handle; regu- larly 69c; Tuesday 6,8 and 10 years; re} ulatl $1; Tuesday... u if »79¢ 5e . Un Eee Bete) Suit “trong leather cases; in- CED) Gai: Werte) Oil and Cut glass oil and vine- Cases S4¢ straps and fold; with | Dinner English porcelain din Vinegar 88 cruets; tall shape; catches and strap fast-| pigteg Net plates; underglaze Cruets regularly '89¢; eners; regularly $3.95; design, in Canton Tuesday.. . Tuesday... ceecs ee (Third Floor, Front.) (Third Floor, Rear.) blue; regularly 18¢; Tuesday 5¢ (Third Floor, Front.) 59 $2.95 Bring in Your Broken or Worn Umbrella 89c i tomorrow and we will repair it, re-covering it with a good, black, silk gloria in a thor- oughly first-class manner, for Book “Little Women,” by | Jmperial Rang-McNally's Im- | Breakfast Selected, mild, sugar in Louisa M, Alcott; new erial Atlas of the cured quality; regu: TD edition ; eee Atlases World; new official Bacon larly Ibe, a , ; : census; large maps; regular Ib.; Tuesday ....... 2.0, 2he cloth bound; regular price price $1.25; Tuesday.......98¢ | _. (Fourth Floor.) . 69c; Tuesday... os 590 (Third Floor, Genter.) Normandy Very old; choice (Third Floor, | Center.) Wlushey ae) pre distllas i ' u Post Card Made of black | Calling Cards sbengraved | in mellow; with fine bouquet; sold Albums cloth, with black | And Plate English vid in other stores at $4.50 a gallon; carbon filler and | ters; name only; on finest qual ae aegular pus G4) 4 title “Post Cards” stamped in ity Bristol card ‘board; Regular pri ey gold; side or end gpening regularly $2.25; Tuesday § $1.39 bottle, $1. x de regularly 50c; Tuesday.,...39¢ (Third Floor, Center.) (Fourth Floor, Fronte) Annual Sale of Bedsteads and Bedding Made in Our Own Sanitary Factory MOST important event of particular interest to proprietors of hotels, boarding-house keepers and the thousands of people who are planning the furnishing of their summer Washable Dress Fabrics residences. A few of tomorrow's items; 12¥¢ Printed 634 C| (Siege! Cooper Store, Fifth Floor.) Women’s °6.75 Raincoats at Pa serviceable rain- coats at $3.75 as a “Tuesday Bargain" tomorrow. The style is a good one (see pic- ture), double-breasted, full length, made of gray stripe rubber; full circular back storm collar; steeves finished with turned-back cuffs; patch pockets. All sizes from 32 to 44 bust. Such a value as this can Dress Muslins, In all the new spring designs; bordered effects; light and dark Bounds warranted fast 6e Indigo Blue 6 Blue Dress Cambrics, 3%el gC In fancy figures and KA ts, 8" will sell 100 stylish Directoire de Paris 7! Lingerie 16 Ginghains for s newest des i B ‘in | | only be had at Siegel Cooper's aN d a i eee and tione too often even there. , q i él i i SCHIST (Siegel Cooper pointes Second Floor, Q is B H | Many nore equally attractive “Tuesday H | Hi Bargains’’ are printed in detaii in to-night’s| 4 | | Journal. fe Ask tor “S & H.”’ Green Trading Siamps We Give Them